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RFC 1700 - address-family-numbers

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    ADDRESS FAMILY NUMBERS

    Several protocols deal with multiple address families.  The 16-bit
    assignments are listed here.

    Number    Description                                          Reference
    ------    ---------------------------------------------------- ---------
         0    Reserved
         1    IP (IP version 4)
         2    IP6 (IP version 6)
         3    NSAP
         4    HDLC (8-bit multidrop)
         5    BBN 1822
         6    802 (includes all 802 media plus Ethernet "canonical format")
         7    E.163
         8    E.164 (SMDS, Frame Relay, ATM)
         9    F.69 (Telex)
        10    X.121 (X.25, Frame Relay)
        11    IPX
        12    Appletalk
        13    Decnet IV
        14    Banyan Vines
        15    E.164 with NSAP format subaddress           [UNI-3.1] [Malis]
     65535    Reserved

    References

    [UNI-3.1] ATM Forum UNI 3.1. October 1995.

    [Malis] Andy Malis, , October 1995.

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RFC 1700 - address-family-numbers